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The end goal of debates is not to change your opponent's mind, but to present your ideas and reasoning to the people watching in a convincing way.
I stop when it is clear the other person is arguing in bad faith.
The block button is your strongest weapon against trolls.
It also helps teach you about your own opinions, and helps you learn new things even if the person you're taking to is a moron (because you have to research stuff to debunk their bs)
Sometimes in public forums my goal is to show the neutral third parties who might stumble upon that thread to see for themselves which view is more reasonable. Bad faith arguments that are common sometimes need to be knocked down whenever and wherever it persists.
I would argue that counter-trolling is stronger when successfully executed, but also recognize that it's not possible to learn this ability from a Jedi
The fact I can see your comment makes me think I'm not on your block list yet, and that's a great thing. Yay!
As far as I know, blocks on Lemmy are one sided. As on, you don't see stuff from who you blocked, but they can still see your stuff. I've definitely gotten comment replies from people I blocked ages ago, I just see it as blocked as long as I'm logged in.
And that's how it should be. On Reddit you can not reply to people that blocked you, which many people abuse by blocking people they are arguing with so they have the "last word"
Mostly I just like thinking about interesting things and putting those thoughts to paper. But sometimes people online seem to take that as a direct challenge and argue about literally anything. From the definition of a word, to my anecdotal experiences being incorrect (lol). Luckily I've only had to block a few people so far, but they've been the type where their entire comment history reads like a 4Chan thread.
No u
It's not that deep. /s
Ever convinced anyone with your well presented arguments?
Yes.
The block button is just how cowards prove that they can't back their own arguments. Real debates are resolved via TTRPG fist-fights!
Don't agree with me? Well, I went all-in on charisma, and I'm still recovering from that sandwich I found on a shelf in a haunted shop. So, y'know, go gentle.
Big oof. If you roll anything other than a nat 1, this is definitely gonna be fatal.
no sexy girl it wasn't worth it
people still blindly support the arab terrorists because they hate jews
Did you just call that commenter, "sexy girl"?
You're a creepy little fucker, aren't you